On the final day of the Niigata International Animated Film Festival, an award and closing ceremony was held to celebrate the films entered into competition over the past week, with the judges making their selection and announcing the winners on Wednesday night in Japan. Mari Okada's latest film Maboroshi was awarded the festival's Kabuku Award , which the festival committee describes below: The Kabuku Award is given to a work that is not constrained by conventional values, but challenges and creates something novel and innovative. Kabuku is an old Japanese verb, from which the word Kabuki is derived. The award derives from the term ‘kabuki-mono’, which was used around the 16th century (the Samurai period) to refer to those who dressed or acted in flamboyant ways that deviated from the norm. Director Mari Okada after accepting the award (Image via Comic Natalie ) This award marks the second for the film...
- 3/20/2024
- by Humberto Saabedra
- Crunchyroll
By Ben Warnock
In only their fourth theatrical film production, anime juggernauts Studio Mappa team up with legendary screenwriter Mari Okada of “Toradora!” fame to create a haunting allegory for the indecision of adolescence in “Maboroshi”. The feature won the award for Best Animation Film at the Mainichi Film Awards and was picked up for global distribution by Netflix.
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When a mysterious explosion occurs in a small factory town, time becomes frozen as its residents find themselves trapped and unable to age within its confines. Masamune Kikuiri is a high-school student who witnesses the explosion alongside a group of his friends and soon finds himself at the centre of the mysterious events happening in the town. Approached by classmate Atsumi Sagai, he is tasked with helping to look after a feral girl who is not a part of their world...
In only their fourth theatrical film production, anime juggernauts Studio Mappa team up with legendary screenwriter Mari Okada of “Toradora!” fame to create a haunting allegory for the indecision of adolescence in “Maboroshi”. The feature won the award for Best Animation Film at the Mainichi Film Awards and was picked up for global distribution by Netflix.
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When a mysterious explosion occurs in a small factory town, time becomes frozen as its residents find themselves trapped and unable to age within its confines. Masamune Kikuiri is a high-school student who witnesses the explosion alongside a group of his friends and soon finds himself at the centre of the mysterious events happening in the town. Approached by classmate Atsumi Sagai, he is tasked with helping to look after a feral girl who is not a part of their world...
- 3/11/2024
- by Guest Writer
- AsianMoviePulse
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